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William Hurt is a Actor American born on 20 march 1950 at Washington, D.C. (USA)
William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States (1980), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat (1981).
In 1985, Hurt garnered critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for portraying a gay man in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly.
After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Robin Hood (2010).
In the 1980s, Hurt was involved in a lawsuit with Sandra Jennings, who alleged that the two shared a common-law marriage. While he was still married, Hurt and Jennings had begun a relationship in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1981. Jennings became pregnant in the spring of 1982 which precipitated Hurt's divorce from Mary Beth Hurt, after which Hurt and Jennings relocated to South Carolina, a state that recognized common-law marriages. Hurt and Jennings remained officially unmarried, later separated and Jennings sued him in New York, seeking recognition of the "marriage" under South Carolina law. The New York court, which did not recognize common-law marriage and was reluctant to recognize a common-law marriage originating in South Carolina, found in Hurt's favor that no common-law marriage existed.
Hurt dated Marlee Matlin for one year, and they lived together for two years. In her 2009 autobiography I'll Scream Later, Matlin claimed that their relationship involved considerable drug abuse and physical abuse by Hurt. In response to the accusations aired on CNN on April 13, 2009, Hurt's agent declined to respond, but Hurt issued a statement the following day, which said: "My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives. Of course, I did and do apologize for any pain I caused. And I know we have both grown. I wish Marlee and her family nothing but good."
Hurt has four children: Alexander with Sandra Jennings, Sam and William with Heidi Henderson, and Jeanne with actress Sandrine Bonnaire.
During the filming of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hurt and a friend were threatened at gunpoint but were let go several hours later.
Hurt is a private pilot and owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza.
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William Hurt
Birth name William McChord Hurt
Nationality USA
Birth 20 march 1950 at Washington, D.C. (USA)
Death 13 march 2022 (at 71 years)
Awards BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor
Nationality USA
Birth 20 march 1950 at Washington, D.C. (USA)
Death 13 march 2022 (at 71 years)
Awards BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Academy Award for Best Actor
William McChord Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an American stage and film actor. He received his acting training at the Juilliard School and began acting on stage in the 1970s. Hurt made his film debut as a troubled scientist in the science-fiction feature Altered States (1980), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year. He subsequently played a leading role, as a lawyer who succumbs to the temptations of Kathleen Turner, in the neo-noir Body Heat (1981).
In 1985, Hurt garnered critical acclaim and multiple acting awards, including an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for Best Actor, for portraying a gay man in Kiss of the Spider Woman. He received another two Academy Award nominations for his lead performances in Children of a Lesser God (1986) and Broadcast News (1987). Hurt remained an active stage actor throughout the 1980s, appearing in Off-Broadway productions, including Henry V, Fifth of July, Richard II and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Hurt received his first Tony Award nomination in 1985 for the Broadway production of Hurlyburly.
After playing a diversity of character roles in the following decade, Hurt earned his fourth Academy Award nomination for his supporting performance in David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence (2005). Other notable films in recent years have included A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), The Village (2004), Syriana (2005), The Good Shepherd (2006), Mr. Brooks (2007), Into the Wild (2007), The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Robin Hood (2010).
Biography
Hurt is fluent in French and maintains a home outside Paris. He is the step-grandson of Henry Luce, founder of Time magazine and actress-writer Clare Boothe Luce, through his mother's marriage to Henry Luce's son from his first marriage, Henry Luce III. Hurt was married to Mary Beth Hurt from 1971 to 1982.In the 1980s, Hurt was involved in a lawsuit with Sandra Jennings, who alleged that the two shared a common-law marriage. While he was still married, Hurt and Jennings had begun a relationship in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 1981. Jennings became pregnant in the spring of 1982 which precipitated Hurt's divorce from Mary Beth Hurt, after which Hurt and Jennings relocated to South Carolina, a state that recognized common-law marriages. Hurt and Jennings remained officially unmarried, later separated and Jennings sued him in New York, seeking recognition of the "marriage" under South Carolina law. The New York court, which did not recognize common-law marriage and was reluctant to recognize a common-law marriage originating in South Carolina, found in Hurt's favor that no common-law marriage existed.
Hurt dated Marlee Matlin for one year, and they lived together for two years. In her 2009 autobiography I'll Scream Later, Matlin claimed that their relationship involved considerable drug abuse and physical abuse by Hurt. In response to the accusations aired on CNN on April 13, 2009, Hurt's agent declined to respond, but Hurt issued a statement the following day, which said: "My own recollection is that we both apologized and both did a great deal to heal our lives. Of course, I did and do apologize for any pain I caused. And I know we have both grown. I wish Marlee and her family nothing but good."
Hurt has four children: Alexander with Sandra Jennings, Sam and William with Heidi Henderson, and Jeanne with actress Sandrine Bonnaire.
During the filming of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Hurt and a friend were threatened at gunpoint but were let go several hours later.
Hurt is a private pilot and owner of a Beechcraft Bonanza.
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Filmography of William Hurt (88 films)
| Year | Name | Job | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The King's Daughter | Actor | Pere La Chaise |
| 2021 | Black Widow | Actor | Secretary Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross |
| 2020 | The Last Full Measure | Actor | Tulley |
| 2020 | The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Actor | John Mitchell |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Actor | Secretary of State Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Actor | Secretary of State Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross |
| 2018 | The Miracle Season | Actor | Ernie Found |
| 2016 | Race | Actor | Jeremiah Mahoney |
| 2016 | The Duel | Actor | Governor Ross |
| 2016 | Captain America: Civil War | Actor | Secretary of State Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross |
| 2014 | Winter's Tale | Actor | Isaac Penn |
| 2014 | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | Actor | Julian Rigby |
| 2014 | Days and Nights | Actor | Herb |
| 2013 | The Host | Actor | Jeb Stryder |
| 2013 | The Challenger | Actor | Richard Feynman |
| 2013 | Bonnie & Clyde (2013 miniseries) | Actor | Frank Hamer |
| 2013 | Fire in the Blood | Actor | Himself |
| 2012 | Maddened by His Absence | Actor | Jacques |
| 2011 | Late Bloomers | Actor | Adam |
| 2011 | Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant | Actor | Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross (archive footage) |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | Actor | Henry Paulson |
| 2011 | Hellgate | Actor | Warren Mills |
| 2010 | Robin Hood | Actor | William Marshal |
| 2010 | The River Why | Actor | H2O |
| 2010 | Moby Dick (2011 miniseries) | Actor | Captain Ahab |
| 2009 | The Yellow Handkerchief | Actor | Brett Hanson |
| 2009 | Endgame | Actor | Professor Will Esterhuyse |
| 2009 | The Countess | Actor | György Thurzó |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | Actor | General 'Thunderbolt' Ross |
| 2008 | The King | Actor | David |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Actor | President Ashton |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Actor | Walt McCandless |
| 2007 | Mr. Brooks | Actor | Marshall |
| 2007 | Noise | Actor | Mayor Schneer |
| 2007 | The Legend of Sasquatch | Actor | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Ohio | Actor | Simon Messerman |
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | Actor | Philip Allen |
| 2006 | Late Bloomers | Actor | |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Actor | Richie Cusack |
| 2005 | Neverwas | Actor | Dr. Peter Reed |
| 2005 | Syriana | Actor | Stan |
| 2004 | The Village | Actor | Edward Walker |
| 2004 | The Blue Butterfly | Actor | Alan Osborne |
| 2004 | Frankenstein (miniseries) | Actor | Prof. Waldmann |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Actor | Angus Tuck |
| 2002 | Changing Lanes | Actor | Doyle's Sponsor |
| 2002 | Nearest to Heaven | Actor | Matt |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Actor | Prof. Hobby |
| 2001 | The Flamingo Rising | Actor | Turner Knight |
| 2001 | Rare Birds | Actor | Dave |
| 2001 | The Simian Line | Actor | Edward |
| 2000 | The Miracle Maker | Actor | Jairus (voice) |
| 2000 | Contaminated Man | Actor | David R. Whitman |
| 1999 | The 4th Floor | Actor | Greg Harrison |
| 1999 | The Big Brass Ring | Actor | William Blake Pellarin |
| 1999 | Do Not Disturb | Actor | Walter Richmond |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Actor | Andor Knorr |
| 1998 | Dark City | Actor | Inspector Frank Bumstead |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Actor | Prof. John Robinson |
| 1998 | One True Thing | Actor | George Gulden |
| 1998 | The Proposition | Actor | Arthur Barret |
| 1997 | Loved | Actor | K.D. Dietrickson |
| 1996 | Michael | Actor | Frank Quinlan |
| 1996 | A Couch in New York | Actor | Henry Harriston |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Actor | Rochester |
| 1996 | Secrets Shared with a Stranger | Actor | The stranger |
| 1995 | Smoke | Actor | Paul Benjamin |
| 1994 | Second Best | Actor | Graham Holt |
| 1994 | Trial by Jury | Actor | Tommy Vesey |
| 1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Actor | Tom |
| 1992 | The Plague | Actor | Doctor Bernard Rieux |
| 1991 | Until the End of the World | Actor | Sam Farber, alias Trevor McPhee |
| 1991 | The Doctor | Actor | Jack |
| 1990 | Alice | Actor | Doug Tate |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Actor | Harlan James |
| 1989 | The Accidental Tourist | Actor | Macon Leary |
| 1988 | A Time of Destiny | Actor | Martin Larraneta |
| 1987 | Broadcast News | Actor | Tom Grunick |
| 1986 | Children of a Lesser God | Actor | James Leeds |
| 1986 | Versa Effect | Actor | |
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Actor | Luis Molina |
| 1983 | The Big Chill | Actor | Nick Carlton |
| 1983 | Gorky Park | Actor | Arkady Renko |
| 1981 | Body Heat | Actor | Ned Racine |
| 1981 | Eyewitness | Actor | Daryll Deever |
| 1980 | Altered States | Actor | Professor Eddie Jessup |
| 1978 | Verna: USO Girl | Actor | Walter |
| - | Midnight Rider: The Gregg Allman Story | Actor | Gregg Allman |